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Isaiah's "time teleport", as Rose decided to call it, made the first error of the entire journey. It landed them in the middle of a powerful earthquake. Once again, the Doctor had to catch Rose before she hit the ground. Fortunately, this earthquake was as short as the last one.
"Forgive me for that." Isaiah told them. "But I wanted to be sure we didn't miss anything."
"Where are we now?" Rose asked, wiping tears away from her eyes.
"About three days into the future from where we just were." the Doctor answered.
"Before we continue, I must tell you to prepare yourselves, for this will be even more important than the last event." Isaiah told them. "Follow me."
As Rose looked at their surroundings, she found that it was early in the morning in a small valley. She could smell the fresh fragrances of spring as she and the Doctor followed the Prophet down a dirt path. Ahead of them, she could see two women carrying bottles and baskets.
"Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?" one woman asked the other.
The time-travelers followed the two women through the valley to a cave. A large boulder lay next to the cave's opening. Two guards were collapsed on the ground, unconscious. But the most noticeable thing was the man sitting on top of the rock. His robes were pure white, whiter than anything they had ever seen.
"Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified." the man said to them. "He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you."
After he said those words, one of the women went into the tomb. She came back out quickly and ran past the other woman, up the road and past Isaiah, Rose, and the Doctor. The second woman also looked into the tomb before running after the first.
"I trust your journey goes well?" the man said to Isaiah after jumping down from the stone and walking over to them.
"Yes." Isaiah answered. "In fact, our journey is near to its end."
"That is good to hear." the man responded before turning to Rose and the Doctor. "Learn well, Rose Tyler; learn well, Time Lord."
Before either of them could say anything, the man vanished from sight. Rose realized that this man was an angel. In fact, the Doctor recognized his face from Jacob's dream. Shortly thereafter, they became aware of a woman and two men running up the path towards the tomb. The woman from before who went into the tomb first. The faster of the two men reached the tomb and looked in, but that was it. Then the second man ran up and practically dove into the tomb. A few seconds later, the other man went into the tomb.
"What's in there?" Rose asked.
"It is not what is in the tomb that excites these men so much, but what is not." Isaiah told her.
After he said those words, the two men exited the tomb and left. As they passed, Rose recognized one of them.
"He was there when they crucified Jesus." she observed.
"Correct." Isaiah confirmed. "He is one of Jesus' twelve Apostles. His name is John, the other was Peter, and this woman is Mary Magdelene. Come, we may enter the tomb now."
Isaiah led them down the remainder of the path and they found Mary weeping as she went into the tomb. Rose saw a stone platform and assumed that it was where the body would be laid, whoever's body it was. But, the platform was empty, save for several strips of what appeared to be linen. Then two men appeared in the tomb. They were dressed identically to the angel that was there earlier. One sat at each end of the platform.
"Woman," one of the angels said to Mary, "why are you weeping?"
"Because they have taken away my Lord," she answered, "and I do not know where they have laid him."
Mary turned around and froze as she stared in their direction. Rose thought that Mary had somehow seen them, but then she realized that Isaiah had turned around to look behind them. Rose and the Doctor turned and saw that they were joined by another man. Rose's hand flew to her mouth as she realized who it was.
"Woman, why are you weeping?" the man asked her. "Whom are you seeking?"
"Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away."
"She doesn't know who He is." Rose realized.
"Mary!" He said to her with a smile.
They could see the realization hit Mary.
"Rabboni!" she exclaimed as she ran over and embraced Jesus.
"What did she say?" Rose whispered to the Doctor.
"She called Him 'Teacher' in Hebrew." the Doctor answered.
Jesus said to Mary, "Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, 'I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'"
"Yes, teacher." Mary said as she let go of Jesus and ran out of the tomb.
Still smiling, Jesus turned to the three time-travelers.
"Hello Rose, hello Doctor." He greeted as He walked over to them. "Are you enjoying your journey?"
"Yes, sir." the Doctor answered. "It's been quite the learning experience."
"And what about you, Rose?" Jesus asked.
"This has been the most fantastic adventure of my whole life!" she told Him.
"Glad to hear it." Jesus told her. "Now then, I believe we have somewhere to be."
"What do you mean?" Rose asked.
"Well, my story must continue, as must your journey." Jesus told her.
After He said this, Jesus faded away.
"What?" Rose asked in wonder. "Where did He go?"
"The same place that we ourselves are now going." Isaiah told her. "The road to Emmaus."
A short jump later, Rose and the Doctor found themselves on a wide dirt road. Walking just ahead of them were two men. Rose followed Isaiah and the Doctor as the prophet led them at a brisk pace to catch up to the two men. Rose saw that another path joined the one they were on in a few yards. As they passed it, another man joined their group. Rose and the Doctor immediately recognized Jesus, but the two men did not.
"Are you on your way to Emmaus?" Jesus asked them.
"Yes, sir." one said to Him. "You are welcome to join us."
As the group walked, the two men in front with Jesus trailing behind, the men began talking about the crucifixion. A few minutes into their discussion, Jesus interrupted them.
"What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?"
The two men stopped and the rest of the group stopped as well.
One of the men answered and said to Him, "Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?"
And He said to them, "What things?"
"The things about Jesus the Nazarene," the second man answered, "who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people, and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him."
Then the first man continued. "But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened. But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning, and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see."
"O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!" Jesus rebuked them. "Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?"
Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. Rose and the Doctor listened in rapt attention as Jesus spoke about all the prophecies concerning Him.
A little while later, they approached a village, and Jesus said goodbye and began to walk away. But the men stopped Him and asked Him to stay.
"Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over." one said to Him.
"Very well." Jesus told them. "Lead the way."
Everyone entered the home of the two men and sat down around a table. One of the men set a uncut loaf of bread down on the table. Jesus took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them. He even gave a piece to Rose, the Doctor, and Isaiah. Rose noticed that the two men hadn't seen it and there was the same amount of bread as if Jessu hadn't given them any. Realization dawned on the two men as they recognized Jesus who then vanished from the building.
Rose listened while eating as one of the men said to the other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?"
Everyone finished eating about the same time and they all got up from the table. The two men put their cloaks back on and left after grabbing their staffs.
"Shall we continue?" Isaiah asked his two students.
"Of course." the Doctor agreed.
"Oh, by the way," Isaiah said to them, "for future reference, the man with the blue cloak is Cleopas. He'll be doing most of the speaking that you will soon hear."
After another jump, Rose found that they were in a different house. Cleopas and the other man were there, as were another eleven. She recognized some of the eleven and realized that they were Jesus' Apostles.
"The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon." Cleopas told them.
They began to relate their experiences on the road and how Jesus was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread. While they were telling these things, Jesus Himself appeared in their midst and said to them, "Peace be to you."
"I wish I could teleport like that." the Doctor whispered to Rose.
The men were startled and frightened like they had seen a ghost. Then Rose realized that they thought Jesus was a ghost.
Jesus said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."
And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. Rose was slightly disgusted at seeing the holes where the nails went when He was crucified.
Jesus said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?"
One of the Apostles gave Him a piece of a broiled fish. Jesus took it and ate it before them, and then He continued, "These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."
"That will be something for you both to learn after our journey." Isaiah whispered to Rose and the Doctor.
Then Jesus said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
After Jesus finished speaking, Isaiah led Rose and the Doctor out of the house.
"One more event and then our journey will be over." he said to them. "This will be very important, because it is how you both must now try to live your lives."
"All of them." he said as he looked the Doctor in the eye.
A/N: Happy Easter!!! Sorry I couldn't get this out earlier today, but I was really busy. There was a lot of Bible dialogue in this one. One more chapter to go for this story. Let me know what you guys think. The more reviews I get, the faster the last chapter will come out.